Our Clean Green Energy Team were hard at work during Rich Tasks on Friday to create our ‘Windy Widnae Waste Water’ video to highlight Windy’s top tips from this week.
What changes can you make to save water?
Category Archives: Parental Engagement
Christmas Fair 2023 – Donations Wanted!
Our Parent Council are hosting our highly anticipated Christmas Fair on Saturday 25th November 10am-12pm.
Having a clear out before Santa comes?!
We are looking for pre-loved toys, which are in good condition, for our second hand toy stall, and would welcome any donations.
Can these please be handed in to the main office next week (Mon 13th Nov-Fri 17th Nov).
Thank you in advance for your continued support, and we hope to see you at the Fair!
RSHP Parent Steering Group
Members of our parent body have raised concerns about the content of Relationships Sexual Health and Parenting (RSHP) lessons and have already highlighted their intention to extract their children from this area of the curriculum.
As part of our School Improvement Plan, Mrs McNulty is therefore looking to create a Parent Group to develop knowledge and understanding, as well as confidence, within our parents and carers, to ensure effective delivery and outcomes of RSHP here at New Cumnock Primary.
Is this something you feel strongly about or feel you have little knowledge of? Do you have time to join us to share your thoughts or questions?
Please complete the Form below and Mrs McNulty will contact all parents who have registered, to arrange a meeting in the near future.
School Improvement 2023-24
Please visit the ‘Downloads and Documents’ tab of the school blog to view this years School Improvement Plan and our Standards and Quality Report of last session.
Summary of Improvement Plan
| Raising Attainment, particularly in Literacy and Numeracy | Increased in sustained positive destinations and employability skills |
| We will improve teaching and learning of reading across the school by:
· Purchasing and implementing suitable and relevant texts to improve reading. · Organising staff training for reading. · Participating in the Scottish Book Trust’s ‘Reading Schools’ accreditation. · Reviewing the reading section of our Literacy Policy. |
By working in partnership with universities and companies, children will develop a better understanding of further education and training opportunities to develop skills for work, learning and life. They will also consider how these opportunities support the national context of the current and future workforce in Scotland.
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| Ensuring the health and wellbeing of all young people | Closing the poverty related attainment gap |
| The whole school community will develop their knowledge and understanding of the Relationships, Sexual Health and Parenting section of the Health and Wellbeing curriculum. As a result they will feel more confident about the delivery of it and as a result support each other to ensure effective implementation. | Class teachers will make effective use of personal information, as well as assessment information when planning supports and next steps in learning in a bid to raise attainment in numeracy and mathematics. |
Anti-Bullying Week
This week we will raise awareness of Anti-Bullying Week.
Parents/carers are invited to view the Respect Me link below.
Parents/carers have access to lots of support and guidance here. There are podcasts, videos and a variety of activities to access.
This week, each class will be involved in designing a poster in line with the theme, ‘listen up’. As well as this, everyone will design their own bunting which will be collated in order to create a whole school display of unity.
The campaign manifesto:
The impact of bullying can be profound and can have serious short and long term effects on the physical, emotional and mental wellbeing of children and young people. We must be clear that bullying is a violation of children’s rights.
Children need to be protected from bullying behaviour so that they can survive, develop and participate in a fulfilling life. As adults, we all have an important role to play to help protect and fulfil these rights by creating opportunities for young people to participate in decision making on matters that affect them.
From teachers and professionals to parents and carers, we all have a responsibility to consider the needs of children and young people. We are calling on everyone to ‘Listen Up!’ and respect the rights of children and young people by putting children’s rights at the heart of all effective responses to bullying.
Across Scotland, we will be asking children and young people in schools, youth settings and at home, to engage with the campaign theme by taking part in our class-based lessons, through art, drama and dance, and through our new youth-led activities exploring themes of children’s rights within the context of bullying and kindness.
NCPS Winter Support
As we approach Christmas 2023, NCPS recognises that it can be a difficult time for some of our families, for various reasons. If you feel you would benefit from extra support with vouchers, gifts for the children or food parcels please complete the form below and we will add your name to our family database. Information is strictly confidential and in such times as we are provided with the above support, you will be contacted as a matter of priority to receive this help.
Learning Journals – Messaging Feature
Parents/carers,
We are aware of the new messaging feature which has been added to Learning Journals. This is a new feature which we are still exploring so we ask that if you have any questions or cause for concern that you contact the main office by phone or contact a member of the Senior Leadership Team by email. Our email addresses can be found below:
Head Teacher (Mrs McMurdo) joanna.mcmurdo@eastayrshire.org.uk
Depute Head Teacher (Mr Hastings) gary.hastings@eastayrshire.org.uk
Principal Teacher (Mrs McNulty) danielle.mcnulty@eastayrshire.org.uk
Thank you for your continued support.
Parentline Scotland Support
Dear Parents/Carers,
Please see attached leaflet and link below for advice/support.
00926 Parentline A5 leaflet_Generic_7.10.20
Children 1st Parentline – Parenting Help, Advice & Support | Children 1st
New Cumnock Primary Parent’s Group 13/9/23
Parents/carers, you are invited to attend our weekly Parents Group from 2-3pm, in the Parents Room. (Please enter via the main entrance)
For the next 8 weeks, our Parent’s Group will participate in the Families Connect programme, led by Mrs Bradford, our Home Link Practitioner.
Week 1 will run 2-3pm.
Weeks 2-8, we encourage your children to join us 3-3.30pm.
Families Connect is a programme created by “Save the Children” which looks to provide support in:
- numeracy
- emotional language development
- literacy/language development
It builds on parent’s skills and knowledge, providing them with the confidence to support their child’s learning in the home. The programme aims to build relationships between parents and school and provides opportunities for parents to share their parenting experiences with others.
Over the 8 week programme, parents will be encouraged to discuss aspects of their children’s learning during informal workshops. They will be introduced to a series of adaptable techniques, activities and games that they can do with their children to support their children’s learning in the 3 key areas noted above.
Yipworld New Cumnock Family Group
Parents/carers, you are invited to attend a New Cumnock Family Group starting on Tuesday 19th September 2-4pm, ran by Yipworld.
The Family Group functions as 2 groups:
2-3pm, the group is for parents/carers to come along and engage with staff in informal chats which we will use to identify barriers and how we can support either in-house or with external resources (other agencies etc.)
3-4pm, parents/carers are encouraged to bring their kids along at the end of the school day. This is where the group turns to more family-based activities (or remains separate based on feedback from parents/carers who attend) and for games and activities.
We hope you can join us!
